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Youth sports for the week ending Dec. 17

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December 11, 2006, Sacramento, Calif. Marin Rowing Associations junior (high school) crews finished the fall season on Saturday, December 9, with three first place and four second place finishes out of seven races entered at the River City Junior Fall Regatta. The 5K head race, held in Sacramento under grey wet skies, brought together teams from Marin, the Oakland Strokes, River City Rowing Club and Capital Crew, both of Sacramento, Stockton Rowing Club, Los Gatos Rowing Club, JLAC and the Delta Blades.

Our womens Varsity Lightweight 8+, bronze medalists at Nationals in June, finished first by more than one minute over top national competitors Oakland Strokes and Los Gatos,? commented MRA Director and Varsity Womens Head Coach Sandy Armstrong. Our mens and womens Varsity 8+ boats both placed second out of a field of 11 for the men, who were just seven seconds behind first place finisher Capital Crew, and 10 for the Women, 13 seconds in back of last years national silver medalists the Oakland Strokes. We are in a position of strength as we approach winter training and the important spring rowing season.?

Other first place finishers included the Novice Mens 8A+ and 8B+ boats, a team that was undefeated in the fall 06 season. Both the Novice Womens 8A+ and 8B+ boats finished second in their races.

About Marin Rowing:
Marin Rowing Association (USRowing 2006 Club of the Year) is host to one of the premier rowing programs in the country, and is home to multiple national championship titles. Some 125 Marin County teens make up the varsity, junior varsity and novice teams, representing numerous Marin high schools including Redwood, Drake, Branson, San Marin, Marin Academy, San Rafael, Marin Catholic, the Marin School, Tam and Terra Linda. The Masters program consists of 200+ adults rowing for the advanced, master “B”, intermediate and beginning teams. For more information on Marin Rowing Association, visit http://www.marinrowing.org.

December 11, 2006, Sacramento, Calif. Marin Rowing Associations junior (high school) crews finished the fall season on Saturday, December 9, with three first place and four second place finishes out of seven races entered at the River City Junior Fall Regatta. The 5K head race, held in Sacramento under grey wet skies, brought together teams from Marin, the Oakland Strokes, River City Rowing Club and Capital Crew, both of Sacramento, Stockton Rowing Club, Los Gatos Rowing Club, JLAC and the Delta Blades.

Our womens Varsity Lightweight 8+, bronze medalists at Nationals in June, finished first by more than one minute over top national competitors Oakland Strokes and Los Gatos,? commented MRA Director and Varsity Womens Head Coach Sandy Armstrong. Our mens and womens Varsity 8+ boats both placed second out of a field of 11 for the men, who were just seven seconds behind first place finisher Capital Crew, and 10 for the Women, 13 seconds in back of last years national silver medalists the Oakland Strokes. We are in a position of strength as we approach winter training and the important spring rowing season.?

Other first place finishers included the Novice Mens 8A+ and 8B+ boats, a team that was undefeated in the fall 06 season. Both the Novice Womens 8A+ and 8B+ boats finished second in their races.

For complete race results, visit http://www.row2k.com. The spring racing season kicks off on March 3 with the statewide Novice Regatta at Lake Merced in San Francisco and the Varsity Round Robin, pitting NorCal vs. SoCal teams at Redwood Shores on March 4.

About Marin Rowing:
Marin Rowing Association (USRowing 2006 Club of the Year) is host to one of the premier rowing programs in the country, and is home to multiple national championship titles. Some 125 Marin County teens make up the varsity, junior varsity and novice teams, representing numerous Marin high schools including Redwood, Drake, Branson, San Marin, Marin Academy, San Rafael, Marin Catholic, the Marin School, Tam and Terra Linda. The Masters program consists of 200+ adults rowing for the advanced, master “B”, intermediate and beginning teams. For more information on Marin Rowing Association, visit http://www.marinrowing.org.

Paul Kunst went 3 for 4, including a lead-off home run, to pace the North Bay Bombers 10 and Under team to a 13-3 win over the Vacaville Bulldogs in the championship game of the Winter Madness baseball tournament in Redding (Dec. 9/10). The 6-team tournament was held at Big League Dreams Park which features replica stadiums of Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, and Yankee Stadium. The Bombers went 4-0 on the weekend, with wins on Saturday over the Reno Outlaws (8-3) and the Elk Grove Sting (14-5). Patrick Carlin pitched a 4-hitter against the Reno Outlaws for the win. Matthew Tarantino was called on in relief to protect a 5-3 lead with Outlaws on 2nd and 3rd with no outs in the bottom of the 5th. In a tour-de-force, Tarantino struck out three batters in a row to end the threat. Bryan Jakiemiec picked up the win against Elk Grove, allowing only 3 hits, with Patrick Carlin going 2-2 and scoring 2 runs to lead the offense. Miguel Delgado drove in 5 RBI’s over the weekend. Kevin Gavney, Stephen Boro, and Sam Dorfman were the defensive leaders, making several big catches.

Matthew Herman from the Marin Pirates Swim Team won the 1650 yard freestyle at the Pacific Swimming Winter Senior Championships at Gunderson High Scvhool in San Jose this past weekend. Matt’s time of 16:15.28 was a lifetime best and was also a team record for the Pirates.

Two other Pirates recorded top finishes at the meet: Cullen Hennessy finished third in the 100 yard fly with a lifetime best of :53.88 and fourth in the 200 yard free with a time of 1:44.73. Emily Trautner finished seventh in the 50 yard free with a time of :24.87

St Anselm won its opening game of the Nothing But Hoops basketball tournament in Burlingame by 23-12. Claire Renk led the Panthers in scoring. Christina Euphrat, Juliana Strazulo and Sara Bates also played well.

Mill Valley Fusion U-12 Class I Boys Take Second in NorCal Cup Premier Play

After putting together an excellent team performance in the semifinals to advance to the title game in the Premier division of the NorCal Cup, the Fusion fell to a strong PAC Tigres squad in the finals. On Saturday, the Fusion took on Alliance 95 in the semis, and rallied back after staking the opposition to a 1-0 lead. Eloi Vasquez floated a shot over the outstreteched arms of the goalie to even the score, and Joe Lang followed his own shot to squeak the rebound past the keeper and the post. Teddy Mauze headed in a cross from Tucker Nichols to put the game out of reach. Defensively, Darien Miller-Gowan, Jake Feldman, Matt Field and Tucker spearheaded a solid wall in the back line, as usual. In the midfield and up front, Sam Pearson, Joey Tillapaugh, Chris Orozco, Joe Laland and Sterling Kirk put together creative passing combinations and scoring chances, leading to the teams most dominating half of play all season long. Philip Otto brought stalwart play in the goal, making a few of his hallmark outstanding stops.

On Sunday, the Fusion took on the PAC Tigres for the championship, but fell behind early, and surrendered subsequent goals to the Tigress counterattack. Julian Bonorris and Willie Halsted gave their all in the losing effort. Over the weekend, the Fusion missed the efforts of Koji Gormezano and Cameron Robach, sidelined due to injury. And, on the sidelines, Coaches Rick Fullerton and Paul Laland provided the inspiration and calm leadership for the team.